Pair sentenced for murder of homeless man, 71

A man and woman have been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for the 2010 beating and hypothermia death of a 71-year-old homeless man.

AP

A man and woman have been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for the 2010 beating and hypothermia death of a 71-year-old homeless man.

Livingston County Circuit Court Judge David Reader called Clarence E. Hines' slaying a tragedy Monday before giving Mitchell J. Hall a minimum of 22 years, 6 months, and Antoinette Hix a minimum of 18 years, 9 months.

Hines' body was found in April 2010 in Conway Township, about 35 miles east of Lansing.

Hall and Hix pleaded guilty in August to second-degree murder.

Police say Hall and Hix were getting Hines' monthly Social Security check to look after him but became irritated with his poor health.